Engagement How do you capture ideas for your forum?

[Cpvr]

How do you capture those sparks of inspiration for your forum? Do you have a dedicated folder for ideas, a bookmarks collection, or maybe a trusty Notepad file on your desktop?


What are your go-to methods for organizing and storing those creative thoughts that keep your forum fresh and engaging?

 

[Cory]

I often feel like I've exhausted most ideas for my board. Thankfully, some of my members have been very contributive in providing feedback and suggestions I could implement to improve the forum. So, at this point, I feel I highly depend on feedback from my user base to capture new ideas for my board.

 

[Shawn Gossman]

I have a section on my forum called Shawn's Office. I keep a list of ideas there. I have around 100 topic ideas on there. I try to add 5-10 more each time I take one off.

 

[Cory]

I have around 100 topic ideas on there. I try to add 5-10 more each time I take one off.

I always knew you were full of ideas, just not the extent.

 

[Shawn Gossman]

I always knew you were full of ideas, just not the extent.

I have a certain method I use.

I look at each reply and try to create a new topic idea from it. So, if a thread gets 10 replies, I'll try to create 10 new topics from it.

I also use Google. I type in a keyword and then go to the people who also ask. Each time you click one open, you get more.

I also surf other forums like mine, filter the topics that have the most replies and then create one based on that topic but with my own twist and often controversial.